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THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1922.
Periwinkle
louse
By Opie Read
Illustrated by
R. H. Livingstone
CeMrrlght, Tba Ball Syndicate, loo.
SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER I The time Is the late '60s
or early '70s and the scene a steamboat
on the Mississippi liver. All the types
of the period are present and he float
ing: palace Is distinguished by merriment,
dancing and gallantry. There are the
customary drinking and gambling; also.
Virgil Drace, a young northern man, is
on his way south on a mission of revenge.
He meets an eccentric character in the
person of one Liberty Shottle, who is
constantly tempting the goddess of
chance. They form a singular compact
CHAFTlffiH H. Drace getB nis mina oft
his mission by entering into deck sports
In which he exhibits an unusual athletic
prowess. Liberty Shottle is again un
lucky at cards and attempts a financial
negotiation with Drace. The latter, see
ing an opportunity to use Shottle, con
fides to him that his mission Is to And
a certain ex-guerrilla, Stepho la Vitte,
who had murdered Brace's father. It is
his determination announced to his new
chum, to hang La Vitte as high as
Haman. Drace has become enamored
of a mysterious beauty aboard the boat.
CHAPTER UL The steamer reaches
New Orleans, at that time In the some
what turbulent throes of carpetbag gov
ernment. Shottle becomes possessed of
two tickets for the French ball, a great
society event, and proposes that ' Drace
" accompany him to the affair. The young
men attend and Drace unexpectedly meets
the girl who had fired his heart aboard
the steamer. She is accompanied by one
Boyce, whose proprietary interest Indi
cates that he is her flance." Through
stratagem Shottle learns that the name
of the girl Is Nadine la Vitte and that
ber companion of the evening is the man
who Is seeking to marry her.
CHAPTER IV. Drace passes an uneasy
night torn by the suspicion that Nadine
is the daughter of old fetepho la Vitte,
now an admitted outlaw. Now, more
than ever, is he resolved to find where
the girl lives and to find Stepho. Drace
and Shottle begin a search of the city.
In one of their nocturnal pilgrimages
they come upon a mob Intent upon hang
ing a poor wretch from the limb of a
tree. It is a typical carpetbag execution
and aroused the resentment of an oppos
ing mob of citizens. Drace takes a hand
In the fight which starts and is instru
mental In preventing the execution. From
window opposite the scene, he catcnes-
glimpse of one he is sure is Naalne.
pardon, Colonel; but
trumpet" : " ' -v
' "Does your church ever need
money ?" In a moment he lost his
dignity,
"Look yeah, boss, whut's er nigger,
church fur ef It ain't ter need money?
Oo'so It need money. But what you
gwlne do erbout It? . '
"Yassuh," he said, when Drace had
warmed him with a greenback, "I
reckon dey done moved away. There
was er kind of rumpus last night. And
I reckon they-all thought It wasn't no
place foh dem no mo' j dey lef mighty
sudden-like, tihly dls mawnln.'
And that was all Drace could learn;
no one In the vicinity . would admit
that they knew them or their destina
tion. Disliking to call too much at
tention to himself, Drace walked away
heavy-hearted. For a long time he
wandered the streets. He came to the
levee,., and the French market. He
went Into the old St Louis cemetery,
and looked upon the novel sight of
bodies sepulchered In a wall with
doors like a furnace. These compart
ments, he learned, were rented by the
month to the poor ; and a short tenan
try it was for many a son and daugh
ter of penury answering Eternity's
call, for when the grim agent failed
to collect the pittance promised by
sorrow, the shrouded renter was evict
ed an old -Spanish custom, Drace was
told. .
Recalled by these grim surroundings
to the purpose that had, brought him
to the South, Drace now determined
to give himself wholly to his quest for
Stepho la Vitte. He returned to the
hotel, and found Shottle nervous In a
cloud of smoke. The floor was cov
ered with burned matches and the
stubs of cigars. -
"Lib, I'm crushed," announced Drace.
"So am L But how does It happen
that the dust-cart drove over you too?
"Nadine Is gone. The place Is nailed
up." ;
. "Thacb tough, all right. But what
are. you going to do about It? Are you
going to come to your puritanic senses
and give the whole thing up, or do you
expect "
expect to fulfill my sacred mis
sion. I must find Stepho la Vitte."
Shottle got up and shook hands with
his friend. He swore that he would
make the search the aim of his life.
"Suppose you hire me by the day," he
suggested. "A man. does better work
by the day. He always has fresh stim
ulus every time the sun rises."
"Very well ten dollars a day."
"That's liberal, Virgil, and I'll take
It And let'B get Old Josh to help us.
He is more or less acquainted with
Stepho's habits."
CHAPTER V
An hour later Drace ond Shottle re-
"d to their hotel after a cere-
visit with Colonel Josh. The
iflf Stepho, had Indeed
he promised to
iat should
le's
"I beg your pardon, sir, but I am a
friend of Mr. la Vitte, and " "
. "Pardon, monsieur, but you do not
look like him, Be friend."
"But I am. And I came with word
that will be of advantage to him. The
police are after him " .
"Aw, he know zat Monsieur would
trouble himself for nothing. Good
morning." -
"Just a moment, please. You have
no need to look on me with suspicion.
I am his friend and "
"If you his friend," interrupted the
man, "you know he gone to Europe,
on steamer to France."
Drace was about to abandon the man
In despair when Shottle, who had been
staring at a case of wine which stood
by the door ticketed and sealed for
shipment, suddenly interrupted.
"Ah," he cried, "can this be the
"Zat Is Zo Private Stock," He Snarled.
famous Chateau Yquem?" And brush
ing past the Frenchman, he leaned ov
er as if to examine the bottle. With a
cry, the wine merchant shoved him
rudely away. "Zat Is ze private stock,"
he snarled. "He Is not for sale. I am
not yet open for business, sirs. Good
morning."
Shottle. grasped Drace's arm and
drew him away. A cart had halted
outside, and as they entered their cab
they saw the carter shouldering the
case of wine and bearing toward his
vehicle.
As they turned the corner,1 a deep
throated blast from the Bumblebee
sounded a warning. Shottle turned
upon the disappointed Drace with a
gleeful . courftenance. "Master," " he
said, "I'll thank you for that money
again. I've found him." .
Found him I" exclaimed Drace.
se of wine was addressed to
at Farnum's Landing,
It wine is going to
Webee. And so
!-lth Shot
blebee, rama
bet his value, but Mm. I wan.F'tnirfy
five Guinea negroes. Size them up to
him.' " .
"What a farce !" commented Drncp.
"Was it? Well, I reckon not. They
had to go out and buy thirty-five
Guinea negroes. It took quite a while,
but the General waited. - And when
they had all been sized up, the General
went up the River, with his thirty-five
Guinea negroe3 trailing after him."
Now Drace could see trie picture of
it and he laughed. This was the man
he was going to visit!
The Bumblebee was Jointly owned
and operated by Major Pewitt and a
young fellow named William Hawkins.
It was a fine steamer, but while it was
cunningly masked as a public carrier,
Shottle was quick to discover that It
was in truth a nomad gambler, profuse
In entertainment that taxed not the
giver. But the entertainment sought
by this pelican, as the gamesters
termed Shottle, was not of wine from
France, the fish-egg from Russia or
venison from America's native woods,
but spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs.
Andwhile. the. Bee still, lny at the
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION TO INCREASE TAX MORE THAN SIX,
PER CENT OVER THAT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR
- Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of School District No. 62 of
Clackamas County, State of Oregon, that an election will be held in said Dis
trict at Oregon City, Oregon;-on the 24th day of November, 1922, at 7:30 o'clock
P. M., to. vote on the question of increasing' the amount of the tax levy
in said District for the year 1923 by more than six per cent over the amount of
such levy for the y6ar immediately preceding. .
- It is necessary to raise this additional amount by special levy for the fol
lowing reasons: ,- ' " r
The School District has been going in debt for several ears. With this
increase the District will be able to keep on- a cash basis.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1922. . ,
Attest: ' : " .. - '
A. C. HOWLAND,
-District Clerk.
ORIGINAL ESTIMATE AND ACCOUNTING SHEET
. - School District No. 62
' This original estimate is made in compliance with Section 231-A of the
school laws of 1921 and shows in parallel columns the unit costs of the several
services, material and supplies for the three fiscal years next preceding the
current year, the detail expenditures for the last one of said three preceding
fiscal years and the budget allowances and expenditures for six andnths of the
current year. ("Six months of the current year" means six months of the
last school year.)
. EXPENDITURES
. Expenditures for the three fiscal
3 " v - years next preceding the last
r 'ills !s ! iff S3.
'- . Ills 111 1?
Personal Service: i
1. Superintendent $ 3,000. - f 1,500. ? 3,000. $ 3,000. $ 2,400.
2. Principals 4 6,415. 3,564. 6,415. 4,834.96 4,324.94
3. Teachers 42 46,975. 26,098. 45,081. 39,976.34 33,545.19
4. Janitors 5 4,320. 2,160- 4,150. 3,750. 3,187.50
5. Clerk 540. 270. 540. . 535. 462.67
6. Stenographer and - . '
commercial teach- '
er 1 . 900.- 450. 852. 807.90 354.75
7. Other services v . . - 7.60
Legal : ... - - f 107.
vices : $62,150. $34,042. $60,038. $52,904.20 f44,389.55
Material and Supplies:
1. Furniture (desks, " (
etc.) $ 553. $ 171.70 $ 501.75 $ 145.14 $ 173.75
2. Supplies (general) 1,800. " 487.08 1,888.61 1,770.17 1,064.91
3. Daboratory 175. 108.23 340.16 191.71 134.94
4. Domestic Science 250. 131.11 301.68 275.70 C 88.13
5. Manual Training 250. 85.24 375.94 670.25 493.10
6. Printing & Adver- ' v
tising 425. 105.75 461.80 582.51 375.67
7. Fuel . I 2,000.00 156.50 1,875.25 2,091.46 1,625.
8. Light, Power & Gas 750. 439.09 742.41 750. 548.74
9. Water 250. 85.75 220.50 85.75 355.25
10. Telephones . 210 111.77 216.93 178.40 127.94
To tcil 1 1 Jbleiterizil iiicl
supplies -- $ 6,663. $ 1,882.22 $ 6,925.03 $ 6,741.09 $ 4,987.43
Maintenance and Re
irs: fundings & grounds $ 4,500. $ 954.64 $ 2,747.67 t 1,491.85 $ 2,058.11
V-Maintenance and
Vjra .. $ 4,500. $ 954.64 $ 2,747.67 $ 1,491.85 $ 2,058.11,
(High- ' ' 7
ads Streets,
V . $ 95.20 $ $ $ 178.45 $ 187.87
raents . $ 95.20 $ $ $ 178.45 $ 187.87
njjit6r- - - ' '
..J $11,735. $ 7,022.50 $11,225. $12,040. $ 9.250.
fed-
C 200. 1,208.25 34,849.33 37,259,48 -31,925.23
. $1L?35. $ 8,230.75 $46074.33 $49,299.48 $41,175.23
ll. $ 175. $ 483.50 $ 483.50 $ 50. $ 684.50
V $ ' 175. $ ' 483.50 $ 483.50 $ 50. $ 684-50
L $ 2,055. $ 1,164.63 $ 2,059.08 $ 605.34 $ 427.57
.. 25. 25. . . 25.
L. . 60. ' 60.
I . $ 2,080 $ 1,224.63 $ 2,059.08 $ 630.34 $ 512.67
$87,598.20 $46,817.74 $118,327.61j$111.295.41 $93,995.26
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SUMMONS
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Clack
amas. .'-' '
CHARLES R. JOHNSON,
. Plaintiff, '
vs. -
EUGENE DUPIUS, sometimes
called Eugene Dupins, FERDI- .
NAND ZIMMERMAN, GEORGE ,
SHIPLEY, MATHEAS WOLF,
S.' W. WHITE and THOMAS
GRANT,
Defendants.
To Eugene Duplua-, Ferdinand Zimmer
man, George Shipley, Matheas
Wolf, S. W. Smith and Thomas
Grant, tne above named defend
ants: - 1 . -In
the Name of the State of Oregon:
You are hereby required to appear
ind answer the complaint filed against
you in the above entitled, suit within
six weeks after the date of the first
O. A. PACE,
Chairman Board of Directors.
do hereby certify that the above estimate of expendi-
1923 was prepared by me and that the expenditures and
current year and the expenditures for
the current year as shown above have
charge and, are true and correct copies
A.-C. HOWLAND,
District. Clerk. ,
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publication of this summons, to-wit:
On or before Thursday, December 21,
1922, and upon your failure to answer
the complaint or otherwise plead in
this suit, within the said time, the
plaintiff will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in said complaint, to
wit for a decree that plaintiff is the
owner of the following described real
property:
Lot 14, Block 30; Lots 6 and 7,
Block 10, and Lot 13, Block 32, situated
in the Oregon Iron & Steel Company's
First Addition to Oswego, in .the Coun
ty of Clackamas and State of Oregon.
And that by said decree it be de
clared and adjudged that plaintiff
is the owner of said premises, and is
entitle to the possession thereof, and
that you, the defendants above named,
have no estate nor interest whatever
in or to said land or premises, or any
part thereof, and that you and each of
you defendants above named be for
ever debarred irom -asserting any
claim whatever in and to said land and
premises adverse to the-plaintiff, or to
his assigns, and, for such other ana
further relief as to equity shall seem
mete and proper; and for plaintiffs
costs and disbursements in this suit
This summons is published by order(
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this 26th day of October, 1922. Date of
the first publication is Thursday, Nov
ember 9, 1922. Date of last publica
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Attorney for Plaintiff,""
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